Dr. Sanjay Sarikonda Rao, MD

Dr. Rao practices at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, California, part of Sharp HealthCare.

Dr. Rao's NPI, 1407994288, was assigned on February 2, 2007. Dr. Rao graduated from The Flinders University of South Australia School of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Rao holds California license A92683.

Dr. Rao's primary practice is Sharp Grossmont Hospital, at 5555 Grossmont Center Drive Box 58, La Mesa, CA 91942 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (619) 465-0711.

Dr. Rao's primary practice is Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, California, part of Sharp HealthCare. The medical group on file is Emergency and Acute Care Medical Corporation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Rao to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Rao practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Psychiatry is Dr. Rao's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084P0800X. Dr. Rao is board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dmand AI has Dr. Rao's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Nevada.

Dmand AI lists bipolar disorder, depression, psychoses and schizophrenia among the conditions Dr. Rao treats.

CMS data shows 2,090 Medicare services from Dr. Rao across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 223 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $156,261 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 223 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rao in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 86 patients. 75% of them have anxiety, and 75% have high blood pressure. 77% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.33, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Rao's median patient age at 51, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Rao wrote 150 Medicare Part D claims for 43 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 26 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $5,050 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 301 claims across 14 drugs.

Dr. Rao accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Rao. Dr. Rao's most frequent co-authors are Kimberly Ann Bower, MD, Scott A. Irwin, MD and Jeanne Elena Maglione, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 55 general payments to Dr. Rao from 9 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $1,338.

Dr. Rao graduated from The Flinders University of South Australia School of Medicine in 2001.

Dr. Rao is in network with 8 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.